Riser Flexible Ribbon : has anyone already used it ?

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XZed

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Feb 3, 2011
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Hello all,

I hesitated posting it here or on mobo category...

Here's my question :

I'll certainly build a setup based on Xeon E3 + SuperMicro X9SCA.

My needs : to plug a x16 graphic card + 2 x8 cards (RAID + Infiniband).

While seing the pictures, i imagine my graphic card (dual slot) will occupy one of the x8 slot.

I'm trying to find a solution and thought about riser flexible ribbons.

I never used one so i can't imagine any caveat/trick...

I "imagine" that i could plug one side on the x8 slot (even if flexible, is there enough space between the slot and the graphic card side ? HD6950) and then...

Well, i stopped to "then" : indeed, how will keep the whole thing ? I can't imagine the slot side of the ribbon put on the PCB between two slots... it doesn't make sense...

Unless riser products only are for rack setups ?

Finally, does it have any "performance loss" or any caveat i can't imagine ?

Thank you

Sincerely